[ne.Sc. form of Taw, v.1, q.v., to beat hides into leather. See P.L.D. §§ 137, 141.2. For development of meaning see also Tew, v.1, n.1 The intermediate form Chauve, has led to fusion with Cave, v.1, in Kyauve, q.v. Cf. P.L.D. § 141.3. Eng. dial. tave, with sim. meanings, is not connected etymologically.]